The 2015 Northeast Grand Prix was a sports car race sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The race was held at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Connecticut on July 25, 2015. The race was the eighth round of the 2015 United SportsCar Championship.
Background
Preview
International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) president Scott Atherton confirmed the race was part of the schedule for the 2015 IMSA Tudor United SportsCar Championship (IMSA TUSC) in August 2014. It was the first year the event was held as part of the United SportsCar Championship and the twenty-fourth annual running of the race. The 2015 Northeast Grand Prix was the eighth of twelve scheduled sports car races of 2015 by IMSA, and was the fifth round not held as part of the North American Endurance Cup. The race was held at the seven-turn Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Connecticut on July 25, 2015.
Entry list Seven-teen cars were officially entered for the Northeast Grand Prix, with most of the entries being in the Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) category. The Prototype Challenge (PC) class was composed of seven Oreca FLM09 cars. BAR1 Motorsports, CORE Autosport, JDC-Miller MotorSports, Performance Tech PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports, RSR Racing, and Starworks Motorsport entered one car each. In the list of GTD entrants, ten GT-specification vehicles were represented by six different manufacturers. Compass360 Racing made their season debut. Although it was listed as an entrant, Wright Motorsports No. 58 car withdrew from the event. With the absence of the Prototype (P) and Grand Touring Le Mans (GTLM) categories from the field, only two racing classes were represented at Lime Rock Park.
Qualifying
Qualifying results Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by . PC stands for (Prototype Challenge) and GTD (Grand Touring Daytona). ClassTeamTime1PC85 JDC-Miller MotorSports49.055_12PC38 Performance Tech Motorsports49.697 +0.64223PC11 RSR Racing49.966 +0.91134PC54 CORE Autosport50.111 +1.05645PC52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports50.504 +1.44956PC8 Starworks Motorsport50.821 +1.76667PC16 BAR1 Motorsports50.953 +1.89878GTD48 Paul Miller Racing54.004+4.94989GTD33 Riley Motorsports54.013 +4.958910GTD73 Park Place Motorsports54.251 +5.1961011GTD23 Team Seattle / Alex Job Racing54.532 +5.4771112GTD007 TRG-AMR North America54.547 +5.4921213GTD63 Scuderia Corsa54.761 +5.7061314GTD44 Magnus Racing54.770 +5.7151415GTD22 Alex Job Racing55.151 +6.0961516GTD76 Compass360 Racing56.775 +7.7201617GTD97 Turner MotorsportNo Time Established17Source:
Race
Race results Class winners are denoted in bold and . PC stands for (Prototype Challenge) and GTD (Grand Touring Daytona). +Final race classificationClassTeamDriversChassisTireTime/RetiredEngine1PC52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Mike Guasch Tom Kimber-SmithOreca FLM091732:40:00.809Chevrolet 6.2 L V82PC11 RSR Racing Chris Cumming Bruno JunqueiraOreca FLM09173 +8.304Chevrolet 6.2 L V83PC8 Starworks Motorsport Mirco Schultis Renger van der ZandeOreca FLM09172 +1 lapChevrolet 6.2 L V84PC54 CORE Autosport Jon Bennett Colin BraunOreca FLM09172 +1 lapChevrolet 6.2 L V85PC16 BAR1 Motorsports Todd Slusher Sean RayhallOreca FLM09169 +4 LapsChevrolet 6.2 L V86PC85 JDC-Miller MotorSports Misha Goikhberg Stephen SimpsonOreca FLM09165 +8 LapsChevrolet 6.2 L V87GTD97 Turner Motorsport Dane Cameron Michael MarsalBMW Z4 GT3162 +11 LapsBMW 4.4 L V88GTD33 Riley Motorsports Jeroen Bleekemolen Ben KeatingDodge Viper GT3-R162 +11 LapsDodge 8.3 L V109GTD007 TRG-AMR North America Christina Nielsen Kuno WittmerAston Martin V12 Vantage GT3162 +11 LapsAston Martin 6.0 L V1210GTD23 Team Seattle / Alex Job Racing Mario Farnbacher Ian JamesPorsche 911 GT America161 +12 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-611GTD44 Magnus Racing John Potter Andy LallyPorsche 911 GT America161 +12 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-612GTD73 Park Place Motorsports Patrick Lindsey Spencer PumpellyPorsche 911 GT America161 +12 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-613GTD22 Alex Job Racing Leh Keen Cooper MacNeilPorsche 911 GT America160 +13 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-614GTD76 Compass360 Racing Pierre Kleinubing Ray MasonAudi R8 LMS ultra159 +14 LapsAudi 5.2 L V1015GTD63 Scuderia Corsa Bill Sweedler Townsend BellFerrari 458 Italia GT3149 +24 LapsFerrari 4.5 L V816 DNFPC38 Performance Tech Motorsports Conor Daly James FrenchOreca FLM0991 AccidentChevrolet 6.2 L V817 DNFGTD48 Paul Miller Racing Christopher Haase Dion von MoltkeAudi R8 LMS ultra85 AccidentAudi 5.2 L V10Sources:+ Tyre manufacturers Key Symbol Tyre manufacturer Continental
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